For the most part, the new version sticks pretty closely to the 2002 animated film. The story centers on two sisters, Lilo and Nani, who are navigating life after the death of their parents. Nani, a teenager just about to head to college, struggles to hold down a job and watch out for her sister, who is a bit chaotic.

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When the original animated Lilo & Stitch premiered in 2002, it was preceded by one of the most memorable promotion campaigns of the 2000s. A series of trailers began highlighting the beloved (and then fairly recent) animated movies of the Disney Renaissance,

In an act of belated cultural permeation, Stitch has become a crucial character in Disney’s modern empire, mainly in the form of a dizzying array of licensed merchandise.

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